The Story Behind the First Soldier Who Received What Became the Purple Heart The decoration that would become known as the Purple Heart was awarded less than a year after Gen. George Washington designed...
Congress Bestows Its Highest Honor on WWII Merchant Marines While they suffered what was thought to be the highest per capita casualty rate in the war, Merchant Marines did not receive...
Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II Rangers Awaits Biden's Signature The bill passed the Senate last October and now awaits the signature of President Joe Biden to begin the process of minting...
Medal of Honor Spotlight: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Surgeon, POW, spy - Dr. Mary Walker was all of these, and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
Replacing Military Awards, Medals, & Decorations Find out how to request for replacements and what forms you will need to fill out.
Wearing of Military Awards With Civilian Clothes You are authorized to wear your military medals with civilian clothes on certain occasions
Groundbreaking Held in Texas For Medal of Honor Museum Ground has been broken for a new museum in Texas that will honor those who have been awarded the nation’s highest military...
Biden Signs Bill to Honor WWII Ghost Army Soldiers The Ghost Army refers to two units that used inflatable equipment, sound effects, radio trickery, and other deceptions in...
'Atomic Veterans' Finally to Get Commemorative Service Medal After years spent fighting for recognition, veterans who worked on the U.S. nuclear program will be eligible for a new medal.
Senate Approves Congressional Gold Medals for Troops Killed in Kabul Airport Attack The 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul in August are on track to receive Congress' highest honor.
Cuts to Cost-of-Living Allowances 'Make It Hard Just to Exist,' Military Families in Germany Say Spouses in Germany say it is not an affordable place to live right now as the country is being hit by skyrocketing costs.
Last Known Survivor of WWII POW Massacre Dead at 99 Harold Billow, the last known survivor of a World War II POW massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, will be laid to rest in...
Marine Corps Considers Abandoning Parris Island Amid Rising Extreme Weather Threats A string of recent reports has predicted that Parris Island will face increasingly frequent and ferocious hurricanes, floods...
VA Offers $20 Million in Prizes for New Ideas to Reduce Suicides Among Veterans To drive innovation on suicide prevention, the VA is offering prizes for individuals, organizations and industry to develop...
Fort Liberty? Bragg and 8 Other Bases Get New Proposed Names to Scrub Confederate Links The proposed names must now go to Congress and be approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
